Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has refused to back down or apologize amid explosive new reports alleging that, under his orders, military officials deliberately fired on survivors of suspected drug trafficking ships that had already been neutralized. Legal experts have stated that if these allegations are true, such actions would constitute an open-and-shut war crime.
Hegseth, who controversially refers to himself as the “Secretary of War” following an unofficial department name change enacted by an executive order from President Donald Trump, responded with a statement criticizing the media. However, he did not deny any of the reported claims.
“As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” Hegseth wrote on X.
He continued, “As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic
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